16 citations
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April 2016 in “PLoS ONE” In a porcine model, this study observed that using an External Tissue Expansion Device increased epidermis thickness, cell proliferation, and vessel density at fat graft recipient sites.
April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identifies key transcriptomic features and a necessary dermal niche for eccrine gland development, advancing potential regenerative approaches for these vital skin appendages.
99 citations
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May 1998 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study found that small proline-rich proteins modify the biomechanical properties of cornified cell envelopes in rodent forestomachs, potentially affecting the tissue's ability to withstand mechanical stress.
15 citations
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August 1991 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” Enhancing Factor is found in growing tissues like young mouse intestines and skin but not in adults.
26 citations
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January 2022 The skin is essential for protection, temperature control, and immune defense.
May 2020 in “Authorea (Authorea)” This review discusses the diverse functions and therapeutic potential of ectopic olfactory receptors throughout the body, emphasizing their roles in various cellular processes and potential in cancer detection and therapy, but reports no new clinical results.
June 2026 in “Nature Communications” This study found that in stretch-mediated tissue expansion, fibroblasts adopt an embryonic-like, low-collagen state that enhances epidermal stem cell renewal, supporting coordinated skin expansion crucial for reconstructive surgeries.
3 citations
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January 2010 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document describes various skin conditions, their features, and treatments but lacks detailed study size information.
77 citations
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August 2025 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review highlights the potential of extracellular vesicle-based therapies for treating various diseases, but it also notes challenges like the lack of regulatory guidelines that hinder their clinical development.
January 2025 in “Humanities science current issues” Proper training is crucial for safe and effective hair extensions.
November 2025 in “BMC Genomics” This study found that the systemic wrinkled skin phenotype in Xiang pigs involves gene expression changes and genetic variations associated with oxidative stress and extracellular matrix components, resembling features seen in Shar-Pei dogs.
September 2009 in “MedEdPORTAL” This resource outlines a structured oral examination approach for internal medicine students using a case study of systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting its convenience and effectiveness based on student feedback.
October 2023 in “Apollo medicine” This review highlights that the epidermis acts as an endocrine organ, synthesizing and responding to hormones such as corticosteroids and Vitamin D, impacting processes like hair growth and immune response, and participating in regulating endocrine balance.
15 citations
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February 1999 in “The anatomical record” This study found that defective cross-linking in hair cuticles is observable in a minority of mouse hair mutants, suggesting different proteins are involved in cross-linking across cell types.
January 2025 in “Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania)” This study found that the X-linked gene UTX is crucial for regulating skin differentiation and inflammation in females by affecting retinoic acid signaling, also highlighting potential links to sex disparities in skin diseases.
June 2012 in “Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)” This article reviews the various functions of the skin, its structure, and the impact that damage or disorders can have on both skin function and interpersonal communication, without presenting new experimental findings.
198 citations
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November 1989 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” This study reported that K14 expression patterns and keratin filament organization in human skin's hair follicles differ from those in the epidermis, indicating distinct differentiation programs.
25 citations
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December 2011 in “Surface and interface analysis” This study reports that hair damage from bleaching is associated with the oxidative cleavage of fatty acid thioester bonds, detectable by measuring the decrease in mass spectrometry peak at m / z 76.
December 2000 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article contains no abstract or new findings.
31 citations
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This study found that distinct keratin profiles enabled the evaluation of epithelial differentiation in human hair follicles, with mesenchymal cells playing a critical role in epidermoid differentiation of follicular cells.
6 citations
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October 2016 This article reviews the complex structure and molecular composition of hair keratins, highlighting their self-assembly process and implications for keratin extraction techniques, but reports no new experimental results.
54 citations
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March 2009 in “BioEssays” This review discusses the complex hormonal control of keratin expression in skin and its potential implications for treating skin and hair disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
January 1988 in “Bulletin of Hispanic Studies” This article reviews the history of Portuguese and Spanish derivational suffixes and provides no new empirical findings, discussing various scholarly works and contributions on the subject.
69 citations
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May 2016 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” This study found that hair cortisol concentrations in sheep were significantly increased by extensive brushing or dexamethasone treatment, suggesting that external factors may affect its reliability as a chronic stress measure.
49 citations
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May 1974 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure” Transamidases are present in the epidermis but their exact role is unclear.
10 citations
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September 1997 in “Molecular carcinogenesis” This study found that mirex and TPA promote papilloma formation in CD-1 mouse skin through distinct populations of mutant Ha-ras cells, resulting in additive tumor yields.
17 citations
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May 2021 in “Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science” This review highlights that transferosomes, or ultradeformable lipids, show promise for improving dermal delivery, exhibiting efficient drug transport across the skin's barrier and offering potential benefits for treating chronic skin disorders with better bioavailability.
3 citations
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June 2020 in “Developmental Cell” This study observed that in chicken skin, large-scale differences in gene expression between feathered and scaly skin are controlled by enhancer-driven uniform expression, while small-scale differences within individual feathers are associated with chromatin looping.
13 citations
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January 2018 in “Advances in experimental medicine and biology”